UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador

Ecuador: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 31.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
31.2%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
44th
of 80 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2017
All-time low
4.9%
in 1974
Years of data
14
1974–2017

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador, 1974–2017

01020301974199520171974: 4.91982: 7.21990: 232007: 21.52008: 22.32009: 22.92010: 23.52011: 262012: 26.72013: 26.32014: 27.72015: 29.72016: 29.72017: 31.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 31.2% for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador peaked at 31.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1974.

That places Ecuador 44th out of 80 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, male in Ecuador, 1974 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1974 4.9%
1982 7.2% +45.6%
1990 23.0% +221.1%
2007 21.5% -6.6%
2008 22.3% +3.6%
2009 22.9% +2.8%
2010 23.5% +2.8%
2011 26.0% +10.6%
2012 26.7% +2.6%
2013 26.3% -1.4%
2014 27.7% +5.2%
2015 29.7% +7.0%
2016 29.7% +0.1%
2017 31.2% +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.9% 4.9% 4.9% 1
1980s 7.2% 7.2% 7.2% 1
1990s 23.0% 23.0% 23.0% 1
2000s 22.2% 21.5% 22.9% 3
2010s 27.6% 23.5% 31.2% 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 41 Cayman Islands 35.0% compare
  2. 42 Puerto Rico 34.2% compare
  3. 43 Hong Kong 32.6% compare
  4. 45 Brazil 30.5% compare
  5. 46 Greece 30.0% compare
  6. 47 Uzbekistan 29.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador was 31.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1974.
How does Ecuador rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Ecuador ranks 44th out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 887 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of male population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total male population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/